Re: Class generator

Yes, you're 100% correct. My problem is that I'm developing a program for a
2001 server that still uses Java 1.2.1 (it's a Oracle 9.0.1 Database...)
and JAXB needs Java 1.5... Yes, i know, BAD TIMES FOR ME :-)

Alex

On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 12:09 PM, Brad Cox <[email protected]> wrote:

> Regarding "a "tool" that would create those classes automatically from a
> xsd file"
>
> If I understand your question correctly, that's what JAXB does.
> http://jaxb.java.net/
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 5:21 AM, Alexandre Santos <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>> Hello Rolf,
>>
>> I'll do my best to the JDOM community :-)
>>
>> This example was compiled with JDOM 1.1.1 and jdk 1.3.1 on a j2se 1.2
>> eclipse environment, because my Ubuntu 11.10 won't execute the java 1.2.1
>> binaries (only my virtual CentOS 2...).
>>
>> About your observations: my first post was about asking if there was a
>> "tool" that would create those classes automatically from a xsd file (or a
>> xml file like EditiX). In my approach, the only "hard" work is to copy the
>> toXML() method to each class. But in the end, you're right :-)
>>
>> Maybe a ToDo tool for JDOM :-)
>>
>> Alexandre
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 2:26 AM, Rolf <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Alexandre.
>>>
>>> Thank you for your feedback. It's nice when people respond the way you
>>> have.
>>>
>>> I have some observations, and a question....
>>>
>>> First the questions, in an earlier mail you indicated that you are using
>>> Java 1.2.1. Do you have this running under Java 1.2.1? Are you using JDOM
>>> 1.1.2?
>>>
>>> Then the observations....
>>>
>>> Just out of interest (and I know that the 'cars2java' example may be a
>>> massive simplification), but have you considered simply extending the JDOM
>>> classes to get what you want? You may be able to eliminate a complex
>>> 'model'. It may create other issues, but, you may come up with a simpler
>>> (and perhaps better) solution.
>>>
>>> For example, you could declare the class 'Car' to be:
>>>
>>> public class Car extends org.jdom.Element {
>>>
>>>    public Car(String brandname) {
>>>        super("Car");
>>>        setBrand(brandname);
>>>    }
>>>
>>>    public void setBrand(String brandname) {
>>>        Element brand = getChild("Brand");
>>>        if (brand == null) {
>>>            brand = new Element("Brand");
>>>            // add brand at the beginning of our content....
>>>            addContent(0, brand);
>>>        }
>>>        brand.setText(brandname);
>>>    }
>>>
>>>    public String getBrand() {
>>>        Element brand = getChild("Brand");
>>>        if (brand == null) {
>>>            return "";
>>>        }
>>>        return brand.getText();
>>>    }
>>>
>>>    ......
>>>
>>> }
>>>
>>> Once you have defined 'Car' to extend the JDOM Element, you can create
>>> Car instances, and add them directly to a root element:
>>>
>>> Element cars = new Element("Cars");
>>> Car renault = new Car("renault");
>>> renault.setColorRGB("red", "FF0000");
>>> cars.addContent(renault);
>>>
>>> xmlout.output(System.out, cars);
>>>
>>>
>>> Just some thoughts.
>>>
>>> Rolf
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 21/12/2011 6:05 PM, Alexandre Santos wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello Rolf,
>>>> I've been doing some experiments with a software called EditiX that can
>>>> creates Java classes from a XML file. I've used JDOM on those classes to
>>>> accomplish what I've been trying.
>>>> The description of the solution I've figured out is here:
>>>> www.alexandre-santos.com/**Cars2Java.html<http://www.alexandre-santos.com/Cars2Java.html>
>>>> <http://www.alexandre-santos.**com/Cars2Java.html<http://www.alexandre-santos.com/Cars2Java.html>
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>> Alexandre
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
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